Violet Zavodnik
Outfielder 23
Ht
5'
8"
Class
Senior
Hometown
Murrieta, 
California
Last School
Lakeside HS
Roster Years
2021-2024


Personal

  • Parents are Mark and Kimberly Zavodnik
  • Has one sister
  • Plans to major in special education

Before BYU

  • Prepped at Lakeside HS under Casey Flannery
  • Awarded the CIF Charater Award and CIF Scholar Athlete
  • Four-year Principal Honor honoree
  • Played for the Firecrackers under Sean Brashear
BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2021

  • NFCA All-Region Second Team
  • WCC Freshman & Player of the Year, a first in WCC history
  • All-WCC First Team
  • WCC Player of the Week (5/3)
  • Started in all 55 games
  • Led the team in batting average (.416), slugging percentage (.818) and on-base percentage (.516)
  • Racked up 64 hits, 44 runs, 14 home runs and 48 RBI
  • Tallied five triples and 16 stolen bases, both freshman school records
  • 10 two-hit games and six three-hit games
  • Six two-RBI games, two three-RBI games and four four-RBI games
  • Eight-game hitting streak and 21-game reached base streak
Sophmore Year 2022

  • NFCA All-Pacific Region First Team
  • All-WCC First Team
  • WCC Player of the Week (5/9)
  • WCC Player of the Week (3/7)
  • Led the team in hits (61), RBI (59), runs (49), home runs (19) and slugging percentage (.882), finished second in batting average (.399)
  • Boasted a perfect fielding percentage with 52 putouts
  • Started all 52 of the Cougars’ games
Junior Year 2023

  • All-WCC First Team
  • Led the team in triples (3) and hit by pitch (13)
  • Finished tied for second-most home runs (9), third-most RBI (36)
  • One of two Cougars to post a perfect fielding percentage on the year
  • Hit .267 for the year with 31 hits, 25 runs scored, 16 walks and four doubles
  • Recorded a .586 slugging percentage and .408 on-base percentage
  • Hammered a grand slam in a run-rule win at Santa Clara (4/7)
  • Hit a game-tying two-run homer against Pacific to send the game into extra innings (5/5)
  • Tied for fourth-most triples by a BYU junior with three
  • Started all 44 games played in during the 2023 season
Senior Year 2024

Graduate Year

Redshirt Year

Medical Redshirt Year



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  • Violet Zavodnik swings in game one against San Diego

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  • Violet Zavodnik swings against Idaho State

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  • Violet Zavodnik swings against San Diego

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  • Zavodnik on the base paths against San Diego

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  • Violet Zavodnik named to U-18 JWNT

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  • Violet Zavodnik ranked No. 28 in the D1Softball.com Preseason Top 100 Player Rankings

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  • Center fielder Violet Zavodnik smiles in outfield during a fall scrimmage against UVU

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  • Huntyr Ava, Violet Zavodnik, Martha Epenesa and Chloe Temples on 2023 Preseason All-WCC Team

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  • Violet Zavodnik in center field against Maryland at the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge on February 10, 2023

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  • Violet Zavodnik swings against Oregon State in the Littlewood Classic on February 17, 2023

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  • Violet Zavodnik swings against Missouri in the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic

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  • Violet Zavodniks touches home in front of a celebrating BYU softball team after homering against UNLV in the Trailblazer Tournament on Friday, March 3, 2023

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  • Violet Zavodnik at the plate against No. 12 LSU on March 31, 2023

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  • Violet Zavodnik hits a ball during series against Iowa State at Gail Miller Field in 2022

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  • Violet Zavodnik celebrating

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  • Ailana Agbayani, Huntyr Ava, Kaysen Korth and Violet Zavodnik named to 2023 All-WCC First Team

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